Later, at the Indu GNN bureau, Kella Rand discovered an image of Darme planting the bomb that killed Barayel while going through several of her past interviews. She showed the image to the other GNN reporters—Crislyn, Juloff, and her boss, Robbe Nostler—then left to share the evidence with Ambassador L'varren. Meanwhile, Juloff, an Imperial supporter like Darme, notified Darme that Rand held evidence incriminating him. When Rand arrived at L'varren's hotel, Juloff singled her out to Darme, who quickly chased after her. As Rand raced to L'varren's residence in Suite 44-1, she sent her hovercam ahead with the evidence. However, Darme managed to catch Rand before she could reach the suite. He pulled her into a turbolift, threatened her with a vibroknife, took her datacards, and shot her with a stun bolt. Darme then used his vibro-knife to escape the turbolift, but was soon caught by L'varren's people, who had seen the evidence and set out in pursuit of the killer. Darme was quickly brought to justice, and Kella Rand was rescued and able to report her story.

Kaleb Darme was staunchly loyal to the Galactic Empire, working to weaken New Republic support and bring the Empire back to Indu San. He would risk his life for the Empire and was trusted by Imperial GovernorEkam Ouwray to be his bodyguard. When assassinating Shek Barayel, Kaleb Darme showed his skill with subterfuge, as he planted a bomb to make it appear as if the New Republic were responsible; however, his actions were discovered by Kella Rand.